---
id: 65b25f2c3284994aa6632194
title: Завдання 17
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-17
---

<!-- (Audio) Bob: She's been working with tech companies for about ten years. -->

# --description--

The structure `have/has been + verb-ing` is used in the *Present Perfect Continuous* tense. It emphasizes actions that started in the past and are still continuing now. `Been` is the past participle form of the verb `be`.

It can be used with `for` followed by a period of time or `since` followed by a specific starting point in time to highlight the duration or how long the action happens.

Examples:

`We have been studying English for three years.` This means we started studying English three years ago and are still studying it now.

`He has been playing the guitar since he was ten.` This means he started playing the guitar when he was ten years old and continues to play it.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`_ _ working with tech companies _ about ten years.`

## --blanks--

`She's`

### --feedback--

It's the contraction for `She has`, starting the sentence with a capital letter.

---

`been`

### --feedback--

It's a part of the Present Perfect Continuous tense, showing the action is ongoing.

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`for`

### --feedback--

This word is used to introduce the duration of time the action has been happening.

# --scene--

```json
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      {
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      }
    ],
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      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 17.60,
      "finishTimestamp": 20.20
    }
  },
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    {
      "character": "Bob",
      "opacity": 1,
      "startTime": 0
    },
    {
      "character": "Bob",
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "She's been working with tech companies for about 10 years.",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Bob",
      "opacity": 0,
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    }
  ]
}
```
